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Subject: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: Philip Eno on 04/03/20 at 10:14 am

Bill Withers, the acclaimed 1970s soul singer behind hits Ain't No Sunshine and Lean On Me has died from heart complications aged 81, his family said. The singer died on Monday in Los Angeles, the family told the Associated Press. They described him in a statement as a "solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world". "He spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other," the statement said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52155227

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: nally on 04/03/20 at 10:35 am

Very sad. :\'( :\'(

He had a great musical style. "Aint No Sunshine" and "Use Me" were other big hits that he had.

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: AmericanGirl on 04/03/20 at 10:35 am

Sad - I was always a fan of his, he had so many great songs.  He will be missed    :\'(  :\'(  :\'(

R.I.P. Bill Withers

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: Sman12 on 04/03/20 at 12:32 pm

Thank you, Bill Withers, for creating timeless classics, especially "Lean On Me", a song which we all need right now. Rest in power.  :\'(

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/03/20 at 12:57 pm

Fortunately he was not a victim off the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: CatwomanofV on 04/03/20 at 1:30 pm

:\'( :\'( :\'(


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Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: Howard on 04/03/20 at 2:12 pm


Bill Withers, the acclaimed 1970s soul singer behind hits Ain't No Sunshine and Lean On Me has died from heart complications aged 81, his family said. The singer died on Monday in Los Angeles, the family told the Associated Press. They described him in a statement as a "solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world". "He spoke honestly to people and connected them to each other," the statement said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52155227


R.I.P. Bill Withers you made timeless classics. :(

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: LyricBoy on 04/03/20 at 5:13 pm

“Use Me” was about as funky as you could get in the 70s.  8)

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Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: ChrisBodilyTM on 04/03/20 at 8:59 pm

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Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: wagonman76 on 04/03/20 at 10:33 pm

RIP.  Timeless voice.  My favorites were "Lovely Day" and "Just The Two Of Us" with Grover Washington Jr.

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 04/03/20 at 10:41 pm

"Ain't No Sunshine" was all over the radio in the summer of 1971. Stephen Stills played guitar on it.

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: ZeldaFan20 on 04/03/20 at 10:45 pm

My parents were big fans of 60s/70s music (since that's when they grew up), and many of the songs from then were from Bill Withers. He certainly had a lot of their favorites. A legend that will never be forgotten, RIP :\'(.

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: Ripley on 04/04/20 at 3:30 pm

I loved him! So sad😢

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: Howard on 04/04/20 at 4:24 pm


RIP.  Timeless voice.  My favorites were "Lovely Day" and "Just The Two Of Us" with Grover Washington Jr.


My favorite has always been "Lovely Day". :)

Subject: Re: Lean On Me singer Bill Withers dies at 81

Written By: wagonman76 on 04/05/20 at 10:06 am


My favorite has always been "Lovely Day". :)


First time I heard Lovely Day was the version by the CCM group Out Of Eden. They did a good job covering it.

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